Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Lovely Flowers

The annual Biltmore Estate Festival of Flowers is set for April 7-May 20. Because of our early spring this year, we decided to visit last week. We were not disappointed. The profusion of tulips is a sight to behold. The flowers will still be gorgeous all during the Festival but I cannot imagine they will be any better than what we saw.

The Lady on the Hill

Here's a sample of what we saw:
NOTE: I had to change the way the slide show was presented because it ran for a while then stopped accessing. So I switched to the "video" function which is keeping it on the post but makes for much less crisp images. So don't make it full screen or it will be even worse Sorry.

An unexpected bonus for us? It was Passholder Appreciation Day with extra discounts in all of the shops. If you ever travel in the Asheville, NC area, you really should spend a couple of days at the Biltmore Estate. Grandeur on a grand scale.

I love tulips, they are always a reminder that Spring is really here!Sweet little snowdrops peeping through the snow show that Winter is finally leaving, but bright tulips really beat the "Winter Blues"!

The Biltmore Estate is definitely on our list of places to visit, and it's definitely more than one can see in a single visit. The flowers themselves are simlply amazing and that's without even going indoors.

It's really a beautiful place! We were in Asheville last fall, and we were going to go but didn't go because we met up with a childhood friend who lives there at the last minute--Next time, next time!!

About Me - Carolyn

My husband and I have retired in the North Carolina mountains after many years living and working in Milwaukee. We share our home and mountain trails with our Golden Retrievers Lucy and the wonderful memories of our sweet Ellie. We have two children; a daughter who lives in Milwaukee, and a son and daughter-in-law who live in Indianapolis. We are very proud grandparents to a perfect baby girl born in May, 2017